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What can Immy be a nickname for

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Nearlymothertofour · 04/08/2018 00:48

I've got two children already Albie (full name Albert) and Edie (Eden) and I'm expecting twins a boy and a girl. We've already decided to name the boy Otto and so I'd like to keep on the theme of vowel names and have fallen in love with the name Immy however I'm not keen on Imogen. Could we just name her Immy or is there any other suitable longer names?

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GreatDuckCookery6211 · 04/08/2018 13:50

The only Immy I know is an Asian man called Imrahn.

Treaclepie19 · 04/08/2018 13:39

If you liked Emmie instead you could have Emmeline.

Treaclepie19 · 04/08/2018 13:38

I would just name her Immy personally if you don't like Imogen.

MotherofPearl · 04/08/2018 13:23

this thread Grin

toomanyeastereggsurghh · 04/08/2018 13:11

I love Jemima nn Immy or mimi
And Otis nn Otto

MikeUniformMike · 04/08/2018 13:02

Otto could be short for Ottavian, Ottokar, Ottavio etc.
www.babynamespedia.com/names/girl/im-start

MrsMarigold · 04/08/2018 12:57

Why not just call her Mimi.

MikeUniformMike · 04/08/2018 12:47

I believe so.
I think you could find something to snigger about re lots of names.
Maybe grandads would snigger about a 1974 soft porn film.
Imelda and you will get asked if you have a lot of shoes.

DottyBlue2 · 04/08/2018 12:36

So it is a porn film then GrinGrin

SoyUnPerdedor2 · 04/08/2018 12:22

I know a little otto.
He is 2 and very cute. He always gets complements on his name.

I like the i-mee-nee name listed above.

MikeUniformMike · 04/08/2018 12:13

Not at all. I like Manu short for Emmanuel too.
The porn film was a very long time ago, about 1974.

DottyBlue2 · 04/08/2018 11:53

I thought Emmanuelle was a porn film. I think @MikeUniformMike is having you on OP.

BendydickCuminsnatch · 04/08/2018 10:33

I love Imogene - nn could be Immy, Gene, Genie, Mo ❤️

TatianaLarina · 04/08/2018 10:32

Otto isn’t short for anything it’s a name in itself.

Ottoman would be very odd unless you have Turkish relatives. And it won’t go down well in Armenia.

MikeUniformMike · 04/08/2018 10:28

No to Ottoman.
If you like Immy how about Emmanuelle.

SuzanneVaguer · 04/08/2018 09:20

Is Immy actually a name in its own right? I have never heard of that.
The only Immy I know is short for Imanpreet.

mydogishot · 04/08/2018 09:16

The Imogen I grew up with nickname was smudge.

I have nothing else to add.

DottyBlue2 · 04/08/2018 09:14

So, using the Ottoman logic, Immy is short for Immingham.

DottyBlue2 · 04/08/2018 09:12

That's because a previous poster put the idea into her head at 1.05.

fartyghost · 04/08/2018 09:12

You could call the girl Ode and then add Joy as a middle name.

ilovelondon123 · 04/08/2018 09:07

I think Immy is definitely short for Imogen. We have a Millie whose nickname is Immie. Always has been. People assume she is called Imogen x

MrsDc7 · 04/08/2018 08:59

Ottoman was definitely mentioned

frogprincess84 · 04/08/2018 08:50

Imelda is an old lady name in Ireland. Immy makes me think of Imodium.

Twooter · 04/08/2018 08:45

At 01.09 the op mentioned ottoman.

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